Monday, 28 May 2018 Second application term for non-EU citizens and Slovene nationals without Slovene citizenship
Today, 28 May 2018 starts the second application term for for non-EU citizens and Slovene nationals without Slovene citizenship for the enrolment in the undergraduate study programmes at UP FAMNIT and it lasts until 20 July 2018.
All information about the application procedure are available here: https://www.famnit.upr.si/en/education/enrolment1819#heading0
For more information please contact the Student Services (e-mail: referat@famnit.upr.si, tel. + 386 5 611 75 75).
Monday, 21 May 2018 Successful awarding ceremony of University of Primorska International Mathematics Competition 2018
On Friday, May 18th, a ceremony was held in Prishtina (Kosovo), as the final part of the University of Primorska International Mathematics Competition 2018. The competition was organized and carried out by UP FAMNIT professors and students, and it was supported by the municipalities of Prishtina and Peja.
The event, which took place at the Directorate for Education of the Municipality of Prishtina, was attended by the representatives of the local authorities and, of course, by students from various secondary schools who participated in the competition on April 16th (more on this link).
The participants were addressed by the Rector of the University of Primorska, Prof. Dragan Marušič, PhD who emphasized the importance of having a highly educated population. Young countries have to offer young people the opportunity to study abroad, but then they need to attract the same young people back and provide them with the opportunity to participate in the development of the country. His final thought was: »For a small and a young country, each young person who does not return, is already a too big loss.«
Prof. Klavdija Kutnar, PhD highlighted the international engagement of UP FAMNIT, where each year students from more and more countries decide to study. Similar ideas about the importance of having international opportunities were shared by the Deputy Mayor of Pristina, Selim Pacolli and Jonuz Salihaj, Director of the Education Department of the Municipality of Prishtina.
On the picture: Prof. Dragan Marušič, PhD, Prof. Klavdija Kutnar, PhD, Jonuz Salihaj (Director of the Education Department of the Municipality of Prishtina) and Deputy Mayor of Prishtina Selim Pacolli.
Among the 19 participants, the winner of the competition was Besfort Shala, who was awarded the scholarship to study at the University of Primorska.
In addition, our university received the acknowledgment for the excellent cooperation with the Municipality of Prishtina, while UP FAMNIT student Eda Kaja and Lisa Qarkaxhi received a special certificate of appreciation for their efforts in organizing the competition.
Congratulations to all participants of the competition and specially to the winner of the UP Scholarship!
Tuesday, 15 May 2018 Position of Young Researcher in the field of Cryptography
Next week, the University of Primorska will publish a public tender for Young Researcher candidate in the field of CRIPTOGRAPHY to be trained in the research programme at University of Primorska Andrej Marušič Institute (UP IAM) for obtaining a doctorate of science. Student’s mentor will be Prof. Enes Pasalic, PhD, one of leading experts in symmetric-key cryptography.
The four-year doctoral study, which will begin in the Academic Year 2018/19, includes research work, publication of articles in international scientific journals, project work and teaching exercises as assistant.
The PhD student will conduct research in modern cryptography that include some contemporary directions such as post-quantum cryptography and/or homomorphic encryption. The former branch of cryptography mainly concerns problem of specifying secure cryptographic primitives which are resistant in presence of quantum computers. In particular, the standard public key cryptography is affected and therefore many alternative approaches have been developed (lattice-based, code-based, multivariate-based cryptography) recently to protect these primitives once quantum computers become reality. Homomorphic encryption or more precisely Fully Homomorphic Encryption has been developed during the last decade but there still do not exist efficient solution for performing standard mathematical operations on the encrypted data instead of decrypting the data, performing such operations and encrypting the data again.
More detailed information about the application procedure will be published shortly.
UP FAMNIT Center of Cryptography
In the modern world, intense research activity in the field of cryptography is extremely important, since cryptographic codes protect information from unauthorized access, alterations and other abuses, making the use of cryptography in economy and industry essential on the national and international levels. Researchers from the University of Primorska have been working for many years in the field of cryptography, and the establishment of the Center of Cryptography is the result of their work. The Center will aims to significantly increase the possibilities of cooperation between the university, industry and the wider society, as in the modern society, the exchange and storage of information in an efficient, reliable and safe way, is essential.
Tuesday, 8 May 2018 Study Mediterranean Agriculture at the University of Primorska
Have you ever heard of »TEOSINTE«?
It is not a Greek God, but an ancestor of corn, that grows in Central America. Wild relatives of crop plants are a great source of genes for creating new varieties.
Are you interested in how new strawberry varieties with different fruit colour and shape are produced?
Then you are probably considering to undertake your studies in the field of agriculture!
If you are interested in:
- confront yourself with the challenges and opportunities of planning sustainable and competitive agricultural production,
- broaden your horizons by involving you in creative projects and research work,
- give yourself the opportunity for national and international mobility by allowing you free choice of elective courses….
… the BSc study pogramme Mediterranean Agriculture is the right choice.
The programme aims to educate experts who will be able to interdisciplinary connect the basic natural science knowledge with the professional contents of biotechnical science in the planning and implementation of sustainable and competitive agricultural production, taking into account the environmental and ecological characteristics of any production area.
Free tuition for candidates from the European Union, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia!
Read more about the study programme HERE and find out all you need to know about the application.
»Agriculture isn't dead. In fact, no other industry feeds the world's population, which could hit 9 billion by 2050. The need for graduates in agriculture, horticulture, and animal science programs will be critical to finding ways of safely doubling food production in order to meet the demand of a growing population«
(Volenec et al. 2012, Science (335): 917)
